Vietnamese Archives - Jimmy Win

This Thanksgiving, I followed my annual rituals as I visited my family in Cerritos, California. I picked up something for dessert, helped my mom in the kitchen, and listened to my dad’s stories. But this year, I was especially thankful that my family gets to celebrate an American holiday such…

On February 1, LGBT groups will once again march in the Vietnamese New Year parade in Orange County, California’s “Little Saigon.” After last year’s failed court battle to participate in the “Tet” parade, this year’s win by LGBT groups is more impressive because it comes from a 51-36 vote of…

Image source: Change.org petition to allow LGBT groups to participate in Little Saigon “Tet” parade This Sunday, February 10, a Vietnamese New Year parade will fill the streets of “Little Saigon” in Orange County, California but you won’t see rainbow flags. That’s because organizers refused to let LGBT groups…

Happy Year of the Dragon! Under the lunar calendar used by Chinese, Vietnamese, and some other Asian cultures, the new year begins January 23. Like other Vietnamese families, my family celebrates the annual Tết festival –which is the most important holiday on the Vietnamese calendar. This is the Year of…

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Jimmy Nguyen is nationally-recognized as an award-winning lawyer, LGBT and diversity advocate, digital media thinker, and speech expert. With a last name pronounced like the word “WIN,” Jimmy’s message for everyone is “Why Fit In? Stand Out and WIN.”
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